Confocal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having the same focus or foci. Used of a lens.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. (mathematics) Having the same foci
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the same foci.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In mathematics, having the same focus: as, confocal quadrics; confocal conies.
  • n. A figure having the same focus as another.
  • Word Usage
    "The principal techniques in cell biologists' toolboxes are known as confocal and wide-field microscopy."
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